HOW WE FARED IN PREVIOUS SEMIS...
ENGLAND face Denmark tonight aiming to reach their first major tournament final since 1966. It will be the fifth time the Three Lions have played in the semi-finals of a major tournament, not including the 1968 European Championship when only four teams qualified for the finals. Here is how England got on in their previous last-four encounters.
ENGLAND 2 PORTUGAL 1 1966 World Cup semi-final (Wembley)
PORTUGAL boasted a 100 per cent record and talismanic Eusebio up front but were beaten thanks to a brace from Bobby Charlton. Eusebio pulled a goal back from the penalty spot, but Portugal could not find an equaliser. Bobby Moore and Nobby Stiles (right) went on to enjoy a bigger celebration.
W GERMANY 1 ENGLAND 1 AET: 1-1 at 90 mins; W Ger won 4-3 on pens 1990 World Cup semi-final (Turin)
THE match finished 1-1 after extra time at the Stadio delle
Alpi, with Gary Lineker firing home a late leveller from
Andreas Brehme. In the shoot-out, all of the first six takers scored with their efforts.
However, Stuart Pearce and
Chris Waddle misses saw
England tumble out on spotkicks,
Gascoigne prompting (right) Paul to shed tears.
GERMANY 1 ENGLAND 1
AET: 1-1 at 90 mins; Germany won 6-5 on pens
1996 Euro Championship semi-final (Wembley)
ALAN SHEARER got the tournament hosts off to a flying start when he headed in the opener after just three minutes, but Stefan Kuntz slid home an equaliser soon after. Neither side could find a winner during regulation or extra time, meaning a penalty shoot-out was required. After all 10 players scored, it went to sudden death, where Gareth Southgate (right with David Seaman) saw his effort saved before Germany captain Andreas Moller smashed home the decisive spot-kick.
CROATIA 2 ENGLAND 1 2018 World Cup semi-final (Moscow)
GARETH SOUTHGATE’S side had been given an ideal start at the Luzhniki Stadium through Kieran Trippier (right, with Jamie Vardy) after just five minutes, but Ivan Perisic scored a 68th-minute equaliser to send the game into extra time. England had defied expectations going into the tournament, but Croatia’s experience shone through as Mario Mandzukic’s winner earned them a clash with France in the final.